Having a baby post TNBC treatment... to do or not to do

Hello all!

I am hoping that someone may have experience or knowledge about this topic as I am not able to find a lot of good information regarding having a baby post cancer treatment for TNBC. My husband and I are on the fence about having another baby and I feel like the more information we can obtain the better we will feel about our decision either way. I will try to keep this short but want to be sure to include all the important points. Thanks in advance for any thoughts, information, and tid bits you may be able to pass along!

I was 32 yo when diagnosed with Stage 2 triple negative breast cancer last year following the conclusion of breastfeeding my then 20 month old daughter (she hung onto some night feedings making finding the lump sooner impossible). Once diagnosed, I underwent chemotherapy first (AC and then Carbo/Taxol) for 6 months. At the beginning of chemo I also started to get monthly Zoladex injections to "properly" shut down my ovaries in hopes to preserve my fertility. I did not harvest eggs prior to treatment starting. Everything I have been told by my oncologist and OB/GYN is that due to my cancer being non-hormone driven, there is not an increased risk to have subsequent children. Due to being TN I am not needing to take ongoing medications which would eliminate my window to have children as well. While TNBC is not hormone driven I have been told and read that it is more common in pregnant and postpartum women so I do wonder what another pregnancy may trigger (?). I completed chemo, double mastectomy (complete pathological response shown in pathology- lymph nodes removed) and competed 25 radiation treatments. I tested negative for BRCA and other tested genetic markers.

I am unable to find a lot of information in books and online that could discuss this topic further (most just say to ask your doctor) so I thought I would throw this question to others...

-Have you had a child post-treatment for TNBC? What was your experience like?

- If so (or if decided not to), what were you advised by your oncologists and OB/GYNs on the matter? What was your leading deciding factor?

My husband and I are both unsure about this for many reasons at this time. Our daughter is a sweet and sassy 3yo now, I will be 34yo when I am 1 year post chemo (when I will be able to safely try for another child per my oncologist), and my husband will be 38yo. We always planned to have two children, but I did not anticipate having cancer at the age of 32, and I feel like that may have changed some of our thoughts, priorities, and goals. My daughter was my best medicine through treatment and I just feel so blessed to have her at all. I feel like I need to use this time to collect as much information as I can so we can best make the decision we feel most comfortable with. If you have read all this, thank you! I appreciate any and all thoughts on the matter.

Thanks,

Stacey